[bcbirdclub] Red-shouldered Hawk Nest
- From: "Roger Mayhorn" <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "BCBC Listserve" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 22:53:01 -0400
For years a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks has nested in our area here on Compton
Mt. It is probably not the same pair over a period of years, but there is
always a pair in the area. I have in the past half heartedly tried to find
their nest, but didn't have any luck. This year they are nesting a few hundred
feet from our house about 30 feet up in a large Beech Tree. Mike Sanders of
Bristol and I found the nest a few weeks ago. The young have now hatched. This
morning I sneaked into the area while the parents were out hunting and took
this picture. There are two chicks. They are already making the calls of an
adult Red-shouldered. This down covered young one is already exercising its
wings. The brown at the edge of the wing is wing feathers starting to come
protrude. The other chick is just to the right of this one behind the tree.
Note also the fresh green hemlock boughs in the nest, which is typical of
Red-shouldereds.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
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